William Shenstone

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true. ↗

— William Shenstone

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Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money. ↗

— William Shenstone

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His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. ↗

— William Shenstone

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Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior. ↗

— William Shenstone

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Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middle-sized are alone entangled in it. ↗

— William Shenstone

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Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases. ↗

— William Shenstone

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Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts. ↗

— William Shenstone

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The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate. ↗

— William Shenstone

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The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased. ↗

— William Shenstone

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The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical. ↗

— William Shenstone

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